CBSE Class 10 Science MCQs

Chapter 6 Life Processes with

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Q1) In amoeba, food is digested in the:

(a) Food vacuole

(b) Mitochondria

(c) Pseudopodia

(d) Chloroplast

Correct Answer: Option (a)

Q2) In which of the following groups of organisms are food materials broken down outside the

body and absorbed?

(a) Mushroom, green plants, amoeba

(b) Yeast, mushroom, bread mould

(c) Paramecium, amoeba, cuscuta

(d) Cuscuta, lice, tapeworm

Correct Answer: Option (b)

Q3) The contraction and expansion movement of the walls of the food pipe is called:

(a) Translocation

(b) Transpiration

(c) Peristaltic movement

(d) Digestion

Correct Answer: Option (c)

Q4) What are the products obtained by anaerobic respiration in plants?

(a) Lactic acid + energy

(b) Carbon dioxide + water + energy

(c) Ethanol + carbon dioxide + energy

(d) Pyruvate

Correct Answer: Option (c)

Q5) When a few drops of iodine solution are added to rice water, the solution turns blue-black in

colour. This indicates that rice water contains:

(a) Fats

(b) Complex proteins

(c) Starch

(d) Simple proteins

Correct Answer: Option (c)

Q6) Which of the equations shows the correct conversion of CO2 and H2O into carbohydrates in

plants?
Correct Answer: Option (c)

Q7) The respiratory pigment in human beings is:

(a) Carotene

(b) Chlorophyll

(c) Haemoglobin

(d) Mitochondria

Correct Answer: Option (c)

Q8) Which of the following is the important characteristic of Emphysema?

(a) Destruction of the alveolar wall and air sacs in the lungs are damaged

(b) Increase in the growth of the lung tissue

(c) Inflammation in the wall of the bronchi

(d) Thickening of the artery walls of the lungs

Correct Answer: Option (a)

Q9) The following image shows the bread moulds on bread:

How do these fungi obtain nutrition?

(a) By eating the bread on which it is growing

(b) By using nutrients from the bread to prepare their own food

(c) By breaking down the nutrients of bread and then absorbing them

(d) By allowing other organisms to grow on the bread and then consuming them

Correct Answer: Option (c)

Q10) The characteristic processes observed in anaerobic respiration are:

i) Presence of oxygen

ii) Release of carbon dioxide

iii) Release of energy

iv) Release of lactic acid

(a) i), ii) only

(b) i), ii), iii) only

(c) ii), iii), iv) only

(d) iv) only

Correct Answer: Option (c)

Q11) The opening and closing of the stomatal pore depend upon:

(a) Oxygen

(b) Temperature

(c) Water in the guard cells

(d) Concentration of CO2

Correct Answer: Option (c)

Q12) The given image shows how Amoeba obtains nutrition.

How is this process advantageous for amoeba?

(a) Capturing food takes less time

(b) Complex food can be digested easily

(c) More amount of food can be consumed

(d) Fast distribution of nutrition within the body

Correct Answer: Option (d)

Q13) A plant gets rid of excess water through transpiration. What is the method used by plants to

get rid of solid waste products?

(a) Shortening of stem

(b) Dropping down fruits

(c) Shedding of yellow leaves

(d) Expansion of roots into the soil

Correct Answer: Option (c)

Q14) Chemicals present in tobacco smoke lead to the breakdown of the elastic tissue in the alveoli.

Name this specific condition.

(a) Heart disease

(b) Emphysema

(c) Bronchitis

(d) Lung cancer

Correct Answer: Option (b)

Q15) Digestion of food starts from which organ of the human digestive system?

(a) Mouth due to the presence of saliva

(b) Oesophagus that moves the food in the gut

(c) Pancreas that releases juices for fat breakdown

(d) Stomach that helps in mixing food with digestive juices

Correct Answer: Option (a)

Q16) The image shows the excretory system in humans.

What is the importance of the labelled part in the excretory system?

(a) It produces urine.

(b) It filters waste from the blood.

(c) It stores the urine till urination.

(d) It carries urine from the kidney to the outside.

Correct Answer: Option (c)

Q17) The image shows the transport of gases in the body through the heart and lungs.

Which of the following option shows the transport of oxygen to the cell correctly?

(a) Lungs →pulmonary vein →left atrium →left ventricle →aorta → body cells
(b) Lungs →pulmonary vein →right atrium →right ventricle → aorta → body cells

(c) Lungs →pulmonary artery →left atrium → left ventricle → vena cava → body cells

(d) Lungs →pulmonary artery →right atrium → right ventricle→ vena cava → body cells

Correct Answer: Option (a)

Q18) What is the percentage of oxygen in the expired air when a person is resting?

(a) 12%

(b) 16%

(c) 20%

(d) 24%

Correct Answer: Option (b)

Q19) How is food transported from the phloem to the tissues according to plants’ needs?

(a) Food is transported along with the water in the plant’s body

(b) Food is transported in only one direction, like water in the plant body through the xylem

(c) Food is transported from a region with a low concentration to a higher concentration

(d) Food is transported from the region where it is produced to other parts of the plants

Correct Answer: Option (d)

Q20) Which of the following is the correct sequence of body parts in the human alimentary canal?

(a) Mouth → stomach → small intestine → large intestine → oesophagus

(b) Mouth → oesophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine

(c) Mouth → stomach → oesophagus → small intestine → large intestine

(d) Mouth → oesophagus → stomach → large intestine → small intestine

Correct Answer: Option (b

1. The chlorophyll in photosynthesis is used for

I. Absorbing light II. Breaking down water molecule III. No function IV.
Reduction of CO2
2. Proteins after digestion are converted into
 I. Carbohydrates II. Small globules III. Amino acids IV. starch

3. Carbohydrates in the plants are stored in the form of

I. Glycogen II. Starch III. Glucose IV. Maltose
4. Main site of photosynthesis
I. Leaf II. Stem III. Chloroplast IV. Guard cells
5. The small pores present of leaf’s surface are called
I. Stomata II. Chlorophyll III. Guard cells IV. None of these
6. Photosynthesis is a
I. Catabolic process II. Parabolic process III. Amphibolic process IV.
Photochemical process
7. Opening and closing of pores is a function performed by
I. Stomata II. Chlorophyll III. Chloroplast IV. Guard cells
8. Which element is used in the synthesis of proteins?
I. Hydrogen II. Oxygen III. Nitrogen IV. Carbon dioxide
9. Temporary finger like extensions on amoeba are called
I. Cell membrane II. Cell wall III. Pseudopodia IV. Cilia
10. Bile juice is secreted by
I. Stomach II. Pancreas III. Small intestine IV. Liver
11. Which of these juices is secreted by pancreas?
I. Trypsin II. Pepsin III. Bile juice IV. Both I and II
12. Lipase acts on
I. Amino acids II. Fats III. Carbohydrates IV. All of these
13. Respiratory pigment in human body is
I. Chlorophyll II. Water III. Blood IV. haemoglobin
14. Blood consist of what fluid medium?
I. Lymph II. Platelets III. Plasma IV. All of these
15. One cell-thick vessels are called
I. Arteries II. Veins III. Capillaries IV. Pulmonary artery
ANSWERS
1. I 2. III 3. II 4. III 5. I 6. IV 7. IV 8. III 9. III
10. IV 11. IV 12. II 13. IV 14. III 15. III

Q1- In which group of the organisms the food material is broken down outside the body?

A) Mushroom, green plants, amoeba

B) Yeast, mushroom, bread mould

C) Paramecium, amoeba, cuscuta

D) Cuscuta, lice, tapeworm

Q2- Select the correct statement –

A) Heterotrophs make their food

B) Heterotrophs utilize solar energy to make food

C) Heterotrophs do not make their own food

D) Heterotrophs are capable of converting carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates

Q3- Which of the following statements about autotrophs is incorrect?

A) They synthesize carbohydrates by using carbon dioxide, water in presence of sunlight and chlorophyll

B) They store carbohydrates in form of starch

C) They convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates in the absence of sunlight

D) They form the first trophic level in the food chain

Q4- Which of these reactions occur in photosynthesis?

A) Carbon dioxide is reduced and water is oxidised (Carbon dioxide + water + energy from light produces

glucose and oxygen)

B) water is reduced and carbon dioxide is oxidised

C) carbon dioxide and water are oxidised

D) carbon dioxide and water are reduced

Q5- A few drops of iodine solution were added to rice water. The solution turned blue-black in

colour. This indicates rice water has –

A) complex proteins

B) simple proteins

C) starch

D) Fats

Q6- Which is the correct sequence –

A) mouth → stomach → small intestine → oesophagus → large intestine

B) mouth → oesophagus → stomach → large intestine → small intestine

C) mouth → stomach → oesophagus → small intestine → large intestine

D) mouth → oesophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine

Q7- If salivary amylase is lacking in saliva, which of the event in mouth will be affected-

A) Proteins breaking down into amino acids

B) starch breaking down into sugars

C) Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol

D) Absorption of vitamins

Q8- The inner lining of the stomach is protected by one of the following from hydrochloric acid.

Choose the correct one –

A) Mucus

B) Salivary amylase

C) Pepsin

D) Bile
Q9- Which part of the alimentary canal receives bile from the liver –

A) stomach

B) small intestine

C) large intestine

D) oesophagus

Q10- In which part of alimentary canal food is finally digested?

A) large intestine

b) Stomach

C) Mouth cavity

D) small intestine

Q11- Choose the function of pancreatic juice from the following :

A) Trypsin digests proteins and lipase digests carbohydrates

B) Trypsin digests emulsified fats and lipase digests proteins

C) Trypsin and lipase digest fats

D) Trypsin digests proteins and lipase digests emulsified fats

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Q12- The correct sequence of anaerobic respiration –

A) Glucose → pyruvate → lactic acid

B) Glucose → Pyruvate → Ethanol + Carbon-Dioxide

C) glucose → pyruvate → ADP→ lactic acid

D) glucose -→ pyruvate → carbon dioxide + ethanol + energy

Q13- The pancreatic juice doesn’t contain the following enzymes-

A) Trypsin

B) Amylase

C) Lipase

D) Ptyalin

Q14- The pancreas pour their secretion into ___.

A) Small intestine

B) large intestine

C) stomach

D) Duodenum

Q15- The kidneys in human beings are part of ______.

A) Nutrition

B) Respiration

C) Excretion

D) Circulation

Q16- The opening and closing of stomatal pore depends upon ___.

A) Oxygen

B) Guard Cells

C) concentration of carbon dioxide in stomata

D) temperature

Q17- In the human digestion system, the enzymes pepsin and trypsin are secreted by?

A) Pancreas and liver

B) pancreas and gall bladder

C) stomach and pancreas

D) stomach and salivary glands

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Q18- Which of the statements is correct regarding bile?

A) secreted by duct and stored in liver

B) secreted by liver and stored in bile duct

C) Secreted by Liver and Stored in Gall Bladder

D) secreted by gall bladder and stored in liver

Q19- Which of the following components of food is digested by s. amylase?

A) proteins

B) fats

C) Minerals

D) carbohydrates

Q20- Where are proteins first digested?

A) small intestine

B) stomach

C) large intestine

D) mouth

Q21- Which is the first enzyme that mixes with food?

A) s.amylase

B) trypsin

C) erepsin

D) gastric juice

Q22- The cellular energy reserves in autotrophs are____.

A) glycogen

B) starch
C) protein

D) fatty acids

Q23- The autotrophs require ____.

A) CO2 and water

B) chlorophyll

C) sunlight

D) All

Q24- The breakdown of pyruvate into carbon dioxide, energy and water takes place in _____.

A) mitochondria

B) cytoplasm

C) Endoplasmic reticulum

D) ribosomes

Q25- When air is blown through lime water it turns milky because of ______.

A) water

B) carbon dioxide

C) limestone

D) calcium oxide

Q26- Write the correct sequence of air passage involved in inhalation?

A) larynx→ Nostrils → Pharynx → lungs

B) nostrils→ Pharynx→ larynx→ Trachea → alveoli

C) nasal passage → larynx → Trachea → Pharynx→ Alveoli

D) None

Q27- During respiration exchange of gases takes place in _____.

A) Trachea and larynx

B) alveoli of lungs

C) Alveoli and throat

D) Throat and larynx

Q28- What prevents back flow of blood during contraction?

A) Valves in heart

B) Thick muscular walls of ventricles

C) Thin walls of atria

D) All

Q29- The correct path of urine is __.

A) Kidney→ ureter → urthra→ urinary bladder

B) Kidney → urinary bladder → urethra → ureter

C) kidney→ ureter → urinary bladder→ urethra

D) urinary bladder → kidney → ureter →urethra

Q30- During deficiency of oxygen in tissues of humans, pyruvic acid is converted into lactic acid

in____.

A) Cytoplasm

B) chloroplast

C) mitochondria

D) golgi body

Q31- Xylem helps in ___.

A) transportation of water

B) translocation of food

C) both a and b

D) transportation of water and minerals

Q32- What is the approximate length of an alimentary canal?

A) 3m

B) 4m

C) 5m

D) 9m

Q33- Which organelle is called powerhouse of the cell?

A) Mitochondria

B) golgi body

C) ribosomes

D) none

Q34- Which respiration is much efficient?

A) aerobic

B) anaerobic

C) both are equal

D) none

Q35- Write full form of ATP.

A) adenosine diphosphate

B) adenosine phosphate

C) adenosine triphosphate

D) none

Q36- Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true about respiration?

A) During inhalation, ribs move inward and the diaphragm is raised

B) In the alveoli, exchange of gases takes place i.e., oxygen from alveolar air diffuses into blood and carbon

dioxide from blood into alveolar air sacs

C) Haemoglobin has greater affinity for carbon dioxide than oxygen Alveoli does not help in increasing surface
area for exchange of gases

D) None

Q37- During respiration exchange of gases takes place in___.

A) Trachea and larynx

B) Alveoli of lungs

C) Alveoli and throat

D) Throat and larynx

Q38- Which of the following statement (s) is (are) true about heart?

A) Left atrium receives oxygenated blood from different parts of body while right atrium receives deoxygenated

blood from lungs

B) Left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to different body parts while right ventricle pumps deoxygenated

blood to lungs

C) Left atrium transfers oxygenated blood to the right ventricle which sends it to different body parts

D)Right atrium receives oxygenated blood from different parts of the body while left ventricle pumps

oxygenated blood to different parts of the body.

Q39- Single circulation i.e., blood flows through the heart only once during one cycle of passage

through the body, is exhibited by____.

A) Labeo, Chameleon, Salamander

B) Hippocampus, Exocoetus, Anabas

C) Hyla, Rana, Draco

D) Whale, Dolphin, Turtle

Q40- Choose the correct statement that describes arteries:

A) They have thick elastic walls, blood flows under high pressure; collect blood from different organs and bring

it back to the heart

B) They have thin walls with valves inside, blood flows under low pressure and carry blood away from the heart

to various organs of the body

C) They have thick elastic walls, blood flows under low pressure; carry blood from the heart to various organs of

the body

D) They have thick elastic walls without valves inside. The Blood flows under high pressure and carry blood

away from the heart to different parts of the body

Q41- The filtration units of the kidney are called ___.

A) urethra

B) ureter

C) Neuron

D) nephron

Q42- Oxygen released during photosynthesis comes from_____.

A) water

B) Chlorophyll

C) carbon dioxide

D) glucose

Q43- The blood leaving the tissues becomes rich in _____.

A) Haemoglobin

B) carbon dioxide

C) water

D) oxygen

Q44- Which of the following is incorrect statement:

A) organism grow with time

B) Organisms must repair and maintain their structure

C) Movement of molecules does not take place among cells

D) Energy is essential for life processes

Q45- The internal (cellular) energy reservoir in autotrophs is:

A) glycogen

B) protein

C) starch

D) fatty acid

Q46- Choose the event that does not occur in photosynthesis?

A) Absorption of light energy by chlorophyll

B) Reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrates

C) Oxidation of carbon to carbon dioxide

D) Conversion of light energy to chemical energy

Q47- Choose the form in which most of the plants absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere ?

A) proteins

B) nitrates and nitrites

C) atmospheric nitrogen

D) amino acids

Q48- Which process converts light energy to chemical energy ?

A) Respiration

B) photosynthesis

C) transpiration

D) transportation of water and minerals

Q49- Which of these is the simplest form of food ?

A) rice

B) wheat

C) Butter

D) Glucose
Q50- Which out of them is raw material for photosynthesis ?

A) carbon dioxide

B) water

C) oxygen

D) both A and B

Answer Key for Class 10 Life processes MCQs, Chapter 6

Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans.

1 B 11 D 21 A 31 D 41 D

2 C 12 B 22 B 32 D 42 A

3 A 13 D 23 D 33 A 43 B

4 A 14 D 24 A 34 A 44 C

5 C 15 C 25 B 35 C 45 C

6 D 16 B 26 B 36 B 46 C

7 B 17 C 27 B 37 B 47 B

8 A 18 C 28 A 38 B 48 B

9 B 19 D 29 C 39 B 49 D
 10 D 20 B 30 A 40 D 50 D

1) Which of the following are examples of autotrophic organisms?

a. Fungi and virus

b. Virus and bacteria

c. Green plants and some bacteria

d. None of the above

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Answer: (c) Green plants and some bacteria

Explanation: The organisms which can use materials from inorganic sources to produce their own food are
known as Autotrophs. Generally, the autotrophs are certain kinds of bacteria, algae as well as plants?for
example, Cyanobacteria, algae, plants, etc.

2) Which of the following is required in the autotrophic mode of nutrition?

a. Sunlight

b. Chlorophyll

c. Water and carbon dioxide

d. All of the above

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Answer: (d) All of the above

Explanation: The term Autotroph means "self-feeder". So, autotrophs refer to those organisms which can
produce their own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, and other chemicals. They are producers in a food
chain, e.g., plants on land and algae in the water.

3) Which of the following is the green pigment used in photosynthesis?

a. Chlorophyll

b. Hemoglobin
 c. Phytochrome

d. None of the above

4) Chlorophyll is mainly located in which of the following part of the plant?

a. Stem

b. Root

c. Green leaf

d. bark

5) Which of the following is the largest gland of the human body?

a. Gastric glands

b. Pancreas

c. Liver

d. Salivary Glands

6) Which of the following mode of nutrition is found in fungi?

a. Autotrophic Nutrition

b. Saprotrophic Nutrition

c. Holozoic Nutrition

d. None of the above

7) The instrument used to measure the blood pressure is -

a. Sphygmomanometer
 b. Barometer

c. Photometer

d. Manometer

8) The normal range of blood pressure in a human being is -

a. 120/80 mm Hg

b. 120/90 mm Hg

c. 160/80 mm Hg

d. 130/80 mm Hg

9) Which of the following process converts the light energy into chemical energy?

a. Respiration

b. Transpiration

c. Photosynthesis

d. None of the above

10) What is the full form of ATP?

a. Adenosine diphosphate

b. Adenosine phosphate

c. Adenosine triphosphate

d. None of the above

11) Which of the following is the primary function of the hemoglobin?

a. To make blood calories.

b. To kill harmful bacteria.

 c. Transport of O2

d. None of the above

12) Respiration in plants takes place in -

a. Only in night

b. Only in day

c. Only in evening

d. In day and night both

13) What happens in the human body during respiration?

a. Formation of new cells

b. Formation of glucose

c. Oxidization of glucose

d. Formation of protein

14) The left atrium receives the pure blood from the -

a. Superior venacava

b. Pulmonary artery

c. Pulmonary veins

d. None of the above

15) Which of the following procedure is used to clean the blood of a person by separating urea from it?

a. Filtration
 b. Osmosis

c. Dialysis

None of the above